Rapheal

Rapheal

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  1. Do you wear makeup?

    Rapheal replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

    I love make up. Makes me feel pretty. I don't wear a lot of it- but at the end of my 12 hour shift it looks like I don't have any on except my mascara. Where does it go?

  2. Ever have a major crush on a doctor

    Rapheal replied to ninaldunn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Once for about 10 minutes. I hated the feeling of being so distracted and the confusion of having these feelings for someone other than my hubby. Every time the man popped into my mind I would force...

  3. As a BSN student in clinicals it seems like many floor nurses are "mean spirited".

    Rapheal replied to Love767's topic in General Nursing

    There is no excuse for being down right rude. My sympathies. Some of the nurses on my floor loathe students because they feel that the students basically critique their performance without...

  4. NPO stories (NPO what??!)

    Rapheal replied to CIRQL8's topic in Operating Room

    We had a patient NPO because he had aspirated and was waiting for more tests. His wife gave him Ginger Ale while visiting and his kids "tattled" on her. Later I see them as they are leaving and told...

  5. Abusive patients...

    Rapheal replied to Sgt_Chunk_Spelunker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Once I had a verbally abusive patient threaten to "punch the sh%#" out of an elderly dementia patient. I had the doctor come down and the doc told the patient that if she made any more threats he...

  6. daughter's close call, important lessons learned

    Rapheal replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    I hope your daughter has a very speedy recovery. A prayer her

  7. Patient Advocate

    Rapheal replied to barb4575's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Barb I commend you for your efforts. I do believe however that it is largely a fact that when you become a patient advocate on some units you will suffer negative effects. That is just a fact and...

  8. What do you do when you need to take pain meds and work?

    Rapheal replied to Kaye's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that you need to speak with employee health to know your hospital's policy. Even if you feel you function well on narcotics, there could be a problem if you received an injury at work. Most...

  9. IM injections

    Rapheal replied to KellyT330's topic in Emergency

    I never go more than 3 cc in the ventral gluteal (my prefered site) and 4 cc in the vastus lateralis. The vastus lateralis is the biggest muscle in the body. An injection there does make for a sore...

  10. lidocaine for IV starts?

    Rapheal replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    I have used it twice. The second patient refused an IV without Lido. The doc was resistant to ordering the Lido because he said it would cause vasoconstriction and make the placement on an IV more...

  11. Tolerance not Ignorance.

    Rapheal replied to New2CVICU's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I work- this is grounds for

  12. Medication Errors and You. And Cheese.

    Rapheal replied to shoelace's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! So true

  13. What is right, what is wrong?

    Rapheal replied to mittels's topic in General Nursing

    As a hospital staff nurse I cannot say if this case was neglect. Please keep in mind that many times we are accused of not properly caring for a patient when in fact we have exhausted ourselves in...

  14. What would you have done?

    Rapheal replied to Sadie04's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you , thank you, thank you. Recently I got reamed by a nurse following my shift for not running both blood and a new abx. The patient was very frail, with a hx of CHF. I used the same logic...

  15. Top ten signs your job has you burnt out

    Rapheal replied to unknown99's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl:

  16. Why Are We So Tired???

    Rapheal replied to PassionateOne's topic in Nursing Humor

    That was so cute.

  17. question of discharge

    Rapheal replied to DebiRN's topic in Emergency

    I don't know what would happen but bet it wouldn't be good. We have a psychiatrist who will not see SI consults if they are self pay. I had one patient with issues and doc would not consult ordered...

  18. Sickle Cell Crisis question

    Rapheal replied to memphispanda's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think you did a great job. The acute chest sydrome post was very interesting. I will keep it in mind next time I care for a ss

  19. Am I the ONLY person who had trouble just making a bed to nursing standards?

    Rapheal replied to Roland's topic in General Students

    After learning how to tuck the corners to perfection in school I now never do this. The older patients tend to get their legs stuck or tangled in these tucked sheets when they try to get out of bed....

  20. I'm afraid my hearts not in it anymore

    Rapheal replied to iliel's topic in General Nursing

    For what it's worth Iliel the SLP where I work says she loves her job. Good

  21. CNAs and RNs

    Rapheal replied to stacyRN2006's topic in Texas Nursing

    So 5 nurses with 6 patients each. 1 tech to help out. High acuity-post surgical patients with a lot to document on, a lot of assessments to monitor for changes, a lot of new orders, a lot of IV's,...

  22. Snappy things to say to coworkers

    Rapheal replied to unknown99's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am completely underwhelmed by your brilliance. Just leave a list of all the things you are going to leave undone so I can get cracking on them in the morning. Are you new here? Just an FYI. An...

  23. Nursing Supervisor

    Rapheal replied to Lawdo2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hmmmm..... I am curious. Of course as a nursing supervisor you have experience as a nurse so what are your observations on the clinical floor about the duites your nurses perform? Are they very...

  24. OMG!!! We better hide THESE results from Management!!!

    Rapheal replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    From what I gather that study did not differentiate between the performance of men who actually received caffeine and those who were told their coffee had caffeine - did I miss something

  25. what to look for in a hospital?

    Rapheal replied to pollywog's topic in Nursing Career

    You have gotten some good advice about asking about ratios and conditions. I suggest you take it a step further because my employer basically lied about these things. Research each hospital. Do an...